Lake WacondaNE
Some 127 people live in this town, in Nebraska.
Is Lake Waconda a good place to live?
Lake Waconda’s middle household income is $146,000, above both Nebraska’s towns ($69,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). No town among the 58 in Nebraska we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Lake Waconda. Lake Waconda has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
127 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lake Waconda: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lake Waconda, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Waconda.
More middle-aged adults than Nebraska overall
Here, 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 35% in Nebraska as a whole.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 8% and 96% women
The Census survey reached too few of Lake Waconda’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±44 points. Across Nebraska, 49.7% of residents are women.
| Lake Waconda | NE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 11.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 63.8% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.7% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 7.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 14.3% | 25% | 26% |
| Some college | 52.1% | 21.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 11% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.4% | 22.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.2% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Lake Waconda’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Omaha (43%), Lincoln (11%) and Murray (6%). The median commute is under 29 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lake Waconda has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Lake Waconda than in 69% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Lake Waconda break down as 47% from inland flooding and 19% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lake Waconda has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 14°, with about 24 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Lake Waconda
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lake Waconda; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Lake Waconda residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
100% of working residents leave Lake Waconda for work
Where Lake Waconda’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Lake Waconda
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Waconda, NE a good place to live?
Lake Waconda has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 127 people live in this town, in Nebraska.